I don't know how I'm gonna tell you
我不知道该怎样告诉你
I can't play with you no more
我不能再和你玩了
I don't know how I'm gonna do what mama told me
我不知道我该怎么做妈妈告诉我的事
My friend the boy next door
我的朋友邻家男孩
I can't believe what people saying
我不敢相信人们说的话
You're gonna let your hair hang down
你会让你的头发垂下来
I'm satisfied to sit here working all day long
整日坐在这里工作我很满足
You're in the darker side of town
你在城市的阴暗面
And when I'm out I see you walking
当我出门时我看见你四处走动
Why don't your eyes see me
为何你的眼睛看不到我
Could it be you've found another game to play
会不会是你另寻新欢
What did mama say to me
妈妈对我说了什么
That's The Way
就是这样
Oh That's The Way it oughtta be yeah yeah
事实就是如此
Mama say That's The Way it oughtta stay yeah yeah ooh ooh
妈妈说就这样吧应该永远如此
And yesterday I saw you standing by the river
昨天我看见你站在河边
And weren't those tears that filled your eyes
你眼中的泪水不是
And all the fish that lay in dirty water dying
所有躺在脏水里的鱼都奄奄一息
Had they got you hypnotized
他们是否让你神魂颠倒
And yesterday I saw you kissing tiny flowers
昨天我看见你亲吻娇小的花朵
But all that lives is born to die
但所有的生命都难逃一死
And so I say to you that nothing really matters
所以我对你说一切都不重要
And all you do is stand and cry
你只是站在那里哭泣
I don't know what to say about it
我不知道该说什么
When all your ears are turned away
当你充耳不闻时
But now's the time to look and look again at what you see
但现在是时候重新审视你眼中所见
Is that the way it ought to stay
就应该这样吗
That's the way
就是这样
That's the way it oughtta be oh don't you know now
本来就该如此你现在还不明白吗
Mama said mama said
妈妈说妈妈说
That's the way it's gonna stay yeah
这就是我的归宿